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Reflexive conservative ideology remains a powerful factor in national debate. So it's crucial--if not for Obama, then for others--to continue to press the case that our present problems have ideological roots.

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As the Republican Party struggles to develop a new message and regain popular support, its British counterpart is on the verge of a comeback. Will the Tories become the model for conservatives everywhere?

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Conservatives say that America remains a center-right country and Obama won only because of special circumstances, while some liberals claim that the election marks a historic realignment. Neither is the right way to read the returns.

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Dick Cheney could open an S&M Dungeon, we make some some safe predictions about the election, exactly the same number of people believe God has spoken to them as approve of the job Bush is doing as president, and T.A. frank has another parody.

A quiet revolution in the U.S. military has resurrected Vietnam-era strategies to fight the war on terrorism. Retired Lt. Col. John Nagl makes counterinsurgency seem so appealing that it's easy to forget its dark side.

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Bill Kristol is suddenly outraged by sexism, the GOP convention had even fewer minorities than usual this year, Cindy McCain and Paris Hilton have a lot in common, and T.A. Frank's parody covers potential McCain campaign responses to questions from the media.

For a decade or more, we've been promised an electoral transformation: Younger voters, minorities, and women will prevail over the older, conservative majority. Is this the year the predictions come true?